Karen Kathleen McCracken, the daughter of Ernest McCracken and Delores Parker Ruth, was born on Saturday, August 29, 1962, in Palatka, FL. She was educated in the Putnam County School District at Central High School. She loved listening to gospel music, sitting on the porchwaving, and spending time with family.

In addition to her parents, Karen was preceded in eternal rest by her brother, Angelo McCracken, Sr., nieces, Angela McCracken and Camille McCracken and nephew, Cleo Parker,III.

Karen Kathleen McCracken entered eternal sunset on Friday, September 20, 2024, at her residence.

She leaves behind to cherish her memories forever:

sisters, Diane Moore, Jacksonville; Shirley Moore, Loretta McCracken and Lisa Parker all of Palatka; brothers Cleo (Sharon) Parker, Augusta, GA; Leo (Sasonia) Parker Jacksonville; aunt,Linda Wright, Atlanta, GA; uncles, Charles McCracken, St. Petersburg; James Harvey McCracken, Palatka and Lorenzo McCracken, Ocala; "raised like her own" Tina Scott-Williams, Sabrina Moore, Lakesha Session, LaRhonda Passmore, the late Cleo Parker III, Travis Passmore, Samuel Passmore Jr., the late Camille McCracken, Tierra Passmore, Xavier Shellmon and Elijah Shellmon, "like an aunt", Joyce Banks; dear friends, Rosaline Woods and Lizzie Adams Ellen Mcduffie and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and neighbors